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Happy 21st for Pyramid of Arts at Light Night Leeds
Seeded on Tue Oct 5, 2010 8:02 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
This is my guest post on the Guardian blog. It's about an art group in my city of Leeds. I've not done any writing for a while, but I learnt everything I know from writing for Newsvine.
Leeds Sculpture on Google Earth
Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:47 PM EDT
Pyramid of Arts is a Leeds based arts charity that brings together artists with and without learning disabilities to work on large scale art projects. This is their sculpture. It's a permanent work based in the grounds of Thwaite Mill in Leeds.
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Leeds primary school wins national choir competition
Seeded on Tue May 1, 2007 7:03 AM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
A Leeds primary school choir has won a prestigious competition organised by BBC 6 Music for choirs covering contemporary rock and pop songs.
English teacher found dead in sand-filled bathtub in Japan
Seeded on Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:21 AM EDT (xinhuanet)
The body of an English language teacher was found naked Monday night at the home of a Japanese student after police detectives investigating her disappearance saw part of her hand poking out of a sand-filled bathtub on the apartment's balcony. A friend of mine from Leeds Univer …
Kids climb huge crane in Leeds and take amazing photos
Seeded on Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:55 AM EST (Slate)
I'm not sure whether to be impressed or appalled. I guess deep down I'm just a bit jealous that I didn't do it. I would have course got written permission to do it and worn a safety hat.
Scrabble - 8
Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:08 PM EST
Christmas is almost with us and I'm been encourged to leave my computer to play some strange game involving monkeys. However what could encourage some Christmas cheer better than a family Scrabble challenge. See how you can do with these letters.
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Scrabble - 7
Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:42 PM EST
Christmas is coming up and you might want to get the real scrabble board out and challenge your family to a game. Till then, why not practice with this weeks scrabble challenge. The letters to make your words from this week are: A, R, N, O, T, Y and I.
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Marksman Called In To Kill Pigeons
Seeded on Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:57 AM EST (surreycomet.co.uk)
The best thing about this articles is the comments that people from Surrey have left. There are many ingenious ways to get rid of pigeons, and they also speak out about what they think of pigeons. They are a nuisance, and also the flying wizards of Satan. There, I've said it.
Scrabble - 6
Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:02 AM EST
Last week was a good week for scrabble with two fantastic seven letter words. Lets see if you can do as well with this week' letters. The letters to make your words from this week are: A, S, V, T, H, O and E.
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Scrabble - 5
Sun Dec 3, 2006 7:17 PM EST
There's a howling wind outside tonight. It's rattling the windows of the house and playing games with leaves and litter in the street. I'd like to be able to see some stormy words in this weeks scrabble board, but I can't. See if you can.
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Get on the Leeds Big Screen
Seeded on Sun Nov 26, 2006 5:19 PM EST (BBC News)
I've not really understood why so many big screens are appearing all round the country. I don't really see the need to have lots of TVs outside. Normally I go out because I don't want to watch TV.
Scrabble - 4
Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:06 PM EST
Last week's scrabble challenge was a difficult one and people struggled. Sometimes you just get a tough board. Let's see if you can make more from these letters. The letters to make your words from this week are: F, L, S, N, Y, O and A.
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Scrabble - 3
Sun Nov 19, 2006 6:16 PM EST
If I had these letters in scrabble I'd think it was a pretty duff hand. See if you can do any better than me. The letters this week are F, G, G, I, BLANK, A and Y. Good feelings and smugness to the person who makes the longest and most interesting word from these letters.
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Who put my picture online?
Thu Nov 16, 2006 7:03 PM EST
I've always been careful not to give too much away online. It's not like I have dark secrets, but I do want to control the information that exists about me on the Internet. I want to protect myself against those cyber-stalkers I've been hearing so much about.
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Death sentence 'lifted on Briton'
Seeded on Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:43 PM EST (BBC News)
A Leeds man who was sentenced to death in Pakistan after being accused of murdering a taxi driver has had his death sentence reprieved after 18 years. He always maintained he was acting in self defence after being sexually assaulted and the taxi driver had pulled a gun on him.
Scrabble - 2
Sun Nov 12, 2006 1:30 PM EST
Last time we were all beaten hands down by lauhal. Are any of you fast enough and smart enough to be the new champion. The letters this week are P, L, S, A, N, O and E. Kudos goes to the longest and most interesting words you can make from these letters.
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'Bumfire' night display goes wrong
Seeded on Thu Nov 9, 2006 6:02 AM EST (metro.co.uk)
A dangerous prank quite literally backfired and landed a 22-year-old squaddie in hospital with a scorched colon – after he stuck a firework up his bottom. Ouch!
Scrabble - 1
Sat Nov 4, 2006 7:57 PM EST
So you like word games. I'm rubbish at Scrabble. Perhaps it's because I always pick such rubbish letters. I picked these letters randomly (N, E, I, S, D, C, E). See what you can do with them.
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Yorkshire News - A call to action
Sat Nov 4, 2006 11:02 AM EST
Do you or have you lived in Yorkshire? Do you want to become part of the Newsvine groups set up to give people from Yorkshire local news for local people? The answer is probably no. I've not come across many Yorkshire Newsviners but I'm hoping to change that.
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HTML for Viners
Wed Nov 1, 2006 1:29 PM EST
I've heard several people asking how they can make certain formatting effects in their comments and articles. These things are done using HTML, the language behind all web pages.
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Your guide to Leeds Film Festival
Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:55 PM EST
The guide to Leeds Film Festival is huge. You better get it way before the festival begins or you don't stand a chance. Luckily I did and I've been reading it on the bus. Here are my first impressions and recommendations so far.
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The special needs of a Vampire
Seeded on Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:11 AM EST (BBC News)
Disabled comedian Lisa Egan is in search of a decent role model to hang her disability angst on. As TV lets her down, she finds herself turning to the undead. Lisa compares the special needs of a vampire to the needs of other people with disabilities.
Behind the scenes at Leeds Film Festival
Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:27 PM EDT
Leeds International Film Festival is the biggest cultural events in England outside of the capital. For two weeks every year, Leeds is overtaken by a frenzy of film and cinema. Hundreds of films are shown that you might not otherwise see.
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The biggest BLOG in history
Seeded on Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:15 PM EDT (historymatters.org.uk)
'One Day in History' is a campaign run by History Matters. On 17 October they're inviting UK citizens and people with the ties to the UK to record their thoughts and experiences of the day in what they're hoping will be the biggest blog in history.
Do pyramid schemes aways collapse?
Sat Oct 7, 2006 11:21 PM EDT
Virtually everyday I get an email that promises to make me rich. Sometimes I read it to amuse myself, but it always goes in the bin. These emails normally come from a stranger. Today I got one from a friend. I was surprised; doesn't everyone know these things are always rubbish?
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